In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.
Jean de Florette has generally received very positive reviews.
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Jean de Florette was released in 1986 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 400 reviews, giving Jean de Florette (1986) an average rating of 84%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 93%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 79%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Jean de Florette than critics were.
With a score of 84%, Jean de Florette is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
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